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Does Java Development Need New Leadership?

2004-08-18

Java/J2EE devs and vendors are still reeling from this summer's JavaOne mesage from Sun, which virtually ignored the core enterrprise developer. Rather than help the core F1000 community identify new enterprise developer opportunities, Sun execs encouraged devs to pursue gaming, cellphones, devices and even auto dashboards. See why Java/J2EE devs may need to count on others -- such as Borland, IBM, SAP, Oracle, Nokia and even newcomer Orange -- for Java's next enterprise vision.

Last week, JBoss passed a key milestone as it received its first J2EE certification from Sun, after having passed the grueling J2EE 1.4 Compatibility Test Suite. IDN spoke in-depth with JBoss execs to find out what JBoss will do now. Does certification change their (a) go-to-market plans; (b) new-products road map; and (c) will Apache's Geronimo be a strong Open Source J2EE rival? Read the interview below.

Over the last decade, enterprise IT managers have spent millions on CRM (customer relationship management) projects. But, now that the frenzied CRM spending is slowing, many companies are waking up to find they still don't have an easy-to-manage, unified customer data system. See why, even in a budget-constrained era, this customer data chaos is creating opportunities for Java, .NET and DBA developers that know the customer data territory.

Nokia wants to break down some of the long-standing impediments to mobile development for the enterprise. Integration Develoepr News spoke with execs from Nokia's developer tools and community programs to find out why 2004-05 might finally be the year enterprise devs can start thinking seriously about mobile.

Java and .NET developers, as well as DB and legacy developers, should all work from the same page when it comes to Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Best Practices, say execs at The Middleware Co., the managers of long-time J2EE portal TheServerSide.com. See why TMC says that SOA is "not just web services," and why J2EE developers can expect a career boost with the right "communication" skills.

Microsoft's BizTalk 2004, slated to ship April 1, will begin to set the stage for many enterprise developers, .NET and Java, to get more accustomed to participating in integration-driven project work, according to analysts and partners IDN spoke with this week. Get insights into how BizTalk 2004 might begin to change the developer landscape at your firm.

Execs at the maker of famed handheld Palm are hoping their latest Palm OS upgrades and expanded dev tools will jumpstart a new wave of enterprise development projects for wireless and integrated web services. See where Palm execs hope that better thin client support, and improved tools for Java, .NET and legacy devs, may give Palm devs a winning hand.

Compuware's latest experience with F1000 firms shows that their dev execs are concerned with Java's growing complexity, especially as Java projects dovetail with web services and legacy integration projects. See how Compuware is bundling in modeling and integration-savvy features into its latest tools to help enterprises speed their projects.

Last month, IBM, and Microsoft showed a working demo of their next-gen web services standards for reliability, security and transactions management. Meanwhile, Sun released the first J2EE 1.4 codeset with web services, making good on a promise made late last year to bundle core web services support for SOAP, WSDL and UDDI into J2EE 1.4 source.

Last week was a pretty good one for devs looking for evidence that enterprise-ready web services are ready for their attention, Microsoft and IBM jointly showed a working demo of their next-gen web services standards for reliability, security and transactions management. Meanwhile, Sun was offering the first code release of J2EE 1.4 with web services, making good on a promise made late last year to bundle core web services support for SOAP, WSDL and UDDI into J2EE 1.4 source code.

This week, developers can download a free, Open Source toolkit for SPML -- as OASIS nears full adoption of the SPML 1.0 standard, which uses XML to help ensure cross-platform interoperability for identity and access-control technologies. Take a test drive of the latest tools for helping devs build secure end-to-end web services.

A research note from The Yankee Group suggests a promising future for developers who know how to develop and integrate applications using Java and .NET. Yankee's numbers suggest that as much as 50% of all Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)-centric projects may fall away from integrators and into the hands of devs that know how to use Java, .NET and XML-based web services to deliver small-scale integration.